beating-up

American  

[bee-ting-uhp] / ˈbi tɪŋˈʌp /

noun

1. a severe thrashing administered for intimidation or revenge.

2. Textiles.  the process by which the loose pick is made an integral part of the woven material.

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Etymology

Origin of beating-up

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Finally, they said, a superhero film unapologetic about female empowerment, a film where the woman is the one doing the rescuing and the strategising and the beating-up.

From Economist

As a result, moderate mainstream Muslims have been put in a dreadful position, with raucous elements of the media and the population beating-up the unrest.

From The Guardian

Games in which English sides set about big-name opposition with frantic, focused fury from the very first minute and distributing not just a beating-up, but a beating-down.

From The Guardian

“It’s not a complete beating-up session, but Germany is the recipient of fairly caustic criticism from other members of the G-20,” Rob Carnell, chief international economist at ING Bank NV in London, said by telephone.

From BusinessWeek

There is just so much top-down beating-up that can go on before teachers and principals rise up in protest, especially when so many at the top are not educators.

From Washington Post